A Brewing Company Used 30 Lobsters to Make This Beer

The idea of lobster beer is still intriguing, but not altogether novel. However, 30 lobsters? That's what one beer company did to create their limited addition "Of the Sea" brew, The Huffington Post reports.

Founded by Andrew Cooper and Brett Ellis, The Wild Beer Co. has come out with several eclectic flavors, including sake, toffee apples, and mushrooms. However, their shellfish beer is one of their most interesting yet, partially because of the process that goes into the brewing.

According to the official website, the flavor was inspired by the team's love for lobster bisque and shellfish, and so they held a "bisque-off" to develop the best beer idea. Cooper, Ellis, and the rest of the team boiled 30 (yes, 30) lobsters into a big pot to boil for 12 minutes before stripping their meat away. They got to munch on the fresh lobster while the shells were grilled and boiled once again.

From there, the team added saison yeast, let it ferment for a week, and let it mature for two weeks. The company used cockles, lobsters, seaweeds, and sea herbs to create their beer, which they say has a "briny hit and rich smoothness which accentuates the taste of the sea."

This left them with 120 kegs and 8,000 bottles of the limited-edition beer. "Yeah, this is different, but it's fun," Cooper told HuffPost of the lobster brew. "But we make beer for a living. If you can't have fun doing that, what can you do to enjoy yourself?"

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